EP3100606B1 - Andaineuse rotative - Google Patents

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EP3100606B1
EP3100606B1 EP16173202.9A EP16173202A EP3100606B1 EP 3100606 B1 EP3100606 B1 EP 3100606B1 EP 16173202 A EP16173202 A EP 16173202A EP 3100606 B1 EP3100606 B1 EP 3100606B1
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Gabriele Repossi
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01D—HARVESTING; MOWING
    • A01D78/00—Haymakers with tines moving with respect to the machine
    • A01D78/08—Haymakers with tines moving with respect to the machine with tine-carrying rotary heads or wheels
    • A01D78/14—Haymakers with tines moving with respect to the machine with tine-carrying rotary heads or wheels the tines rotating about a substantially horizontal axis

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  • the present invention relates to a star-wheel rake.
  • rakes are used in farming for turning over forage after cutting and accumulating the processed material in rows, normally referred to as windrows.
  • One of the commonly used rakes is the star-wheel type.
  • a star-wheel rake comprises a plurality of rakes or star wheels, which are idly mounted on a frame about respective parallel axes and, in practice, form rotating rakes.
  • the rake wheels with the same diameter, are oblique with respect to a direction of travel in the working configuration and are set in rotation by contact with the ground during the forward travel of the rake.
  • Each rake wheel is equipped with an outer ring of coplanar teeth, shaped to collect the forage and move it sideways due to the combine effect of the rake advancing in the direction of travel and the rotation of the rake wheel about the respective axis.
  • the rake wheels are placed side by side so that the forage moved from the more forward wheels with respect to the direction of travel is collected by the more rearward adjacent wheels.
  • the rake wheels define a working front and move the forage collected on the working front during forward movement towards a discharge side of the rake, where a windrow is formed.
  • the upstream (more forward) wheels along the working front can partially overlap the immediately adjacent more downstream (more rearward) wheels, to avoid losing the material being processed.
  • Star-wheel rakes have the advantage of a very simple structure, which does not require specially provided drives for the rake wheels. As already mentioned, the rake wheels are actually idle and rotate due the effect of contact of the teeth with the ground during forward movement. Star-wheel rakes are therefore inexpensive and relatively immune to malfunctioning, and this makes their use fairly widespread.
  • GB 826 541 A discloses a star-wheel rake comprising a frame and at least one front rake wheel and a rear drive wheel, which are connected to the frame so that the front rake wheel is lifted from the ground when the rear drive wheel is in contact with the ground.
  • a star-wheel rake comprising a frame and at least one front rake wheel and a rear drive wheel, which are connected to the frame so that the front rake wheel is lifted from the ground when the rear drive wheel is in contact with the ground.
  • BE 523 946 A Another example of a known from BE 523 946 A .
  • the object of the present invention is therefore to provide a star-wheel rake that enables overcoming or at least mitigating the described limitations and, in particular, allows significantly reducing the accumulation of dirt in the windrows.
  • a star-wheel rake is provided as defined in 1.
  • a star-wheel rake according to one embodiment of the present invention is indicated by reference numeral 1 and comprises a frame 2 and a plurality of raking units 3 mounted side by side on the frame 2.
  • the frame 2 comprises a support bar 5 and a drawbar 6.
  • the support bar 5 extends transversely in a travel direction D of the rake 1 in the working configuration and supports the raking units 3 in a rotational manner.
  • the drawbar 6 has a first end fastened to the support bar 5 and a second end fitted with a three-point hitch 7 for connection to a means of transport, for example a tractor 8 (partly and schematically shown only in Figure 1 ). Furthermore, the drawbar 6 has an arc-like shape and extends above the raking units 3.
  • the rake 3 is adapted to be carried by the tractor 8 and therefore it has no support wheels. Nevertheless, it is understood that the rake could still be towed, in which case the frame could be provided with one or more support wheels.
  • Each raking unit 3 comprises a front rake wheel 10 and a rear drive wheel 11. It is understood that hereinafter the terms “front” and “rear” and their derivatives are with reference to the travel direction D in the working configuration.
  • the front end of the drawbar 6 carries the three-point hitch 7, while the rear end is fastened to the support bar 5.
  • the front rake wheels 10 may be conventional rake wheels (also known as star wheels).
  • the front rake wheels 10 are substantially planar and are provided with respective outer rings of teeth 10a, shaped so as to collect the forage and move it sideways during forward movement of the rake 1.
  • the rear drive wheels 11 may be of the same type as the front rake wheels 10, of a different size in the embodiment described and illustrated herein. In this case, in use, the teeth 11a are in contact with the ground to set the rear drive wheels 11 in rotation when the rake proceeds in the travel direction D.
  • the front rake wheels 10 and the rear drive wheels 11 of the rake 1 are mounted on the frame 2 with respective parallel rotation axes.
  • each raking unit 3 The front rake wheel 10 and the rear drive wheel 11 of each raking unit 3 are coupled to each other such that the rotation of the rear drive wheel 11, due to the effect of contact with the ground during forward movement, causes rotation of the front rake wheel 10. Furthermore, the two wheels are arranged such that the front rake wheel 10 is raised when the rear drive wheel 11 is in contact with the ground.
  • the front rake wheel 10 and the rear drive wheel 11 of each raking unit 3 are coaxial and angularly fixed with respect to each other, even though idly mounted as a whole on the frame 2.
  • the front rake wheel 10 and the rear drive wheel 11 are mounted on a same hub 14, which is in turn fitted on a respective shaft 15 fastened to the frame 2.
  • the front rake wheel 10 has a smaller diameter D1 than the diameter D2 of the rear drive wheel 11.
  • the front rake wheel 10 and the rear drive wheel 11 have respective parallel and separate rotation axes.
  • the rotation axis of the rear drive wheel 11 of the raking unit 3a is offset with respect to the rotation axis of the front rake wheel 10 and displaced towards the adjacent raking unit 3.
  • the rotation axis of the rear drive wheel 11 of the raking unit 3a is displaced upstream with respect to the rotation axis of the front rake wheel 10.
  • the connection between the front rake wheel 10 and the rear drive wheel 11 of the raking unit 3a is obtained by a double cardan joint 12.
  • the rear drive wheel 11 of the raking unit 3a is arranged at the rear of the support bar 5 of the frame 2, while all the other wheels 10, 11 are arranged at the front.
  • the rear drive wheels 11 of all the raking unit 3a are arranged at the rear of the support bar 5 of the frame 2.
  • the rotation axes of the front rake wheels 10 and of the rear drive wheels 11 are parallel to each other and oblique with respect to the travel direction D of the rake 1 in the working configuration.
  • the front rake wheels 10 are arranged side by side and partially overall each other and define a working front, between the discharge side (where raking unit 3a is positioned) and an upstream side opposite to the discharge side, and a flow direction F along the working front from the upstream side towards the discharge side.
  • the rake wheels 10 that are more upstream with respect to the flow direction F are arranged in front of rake wheels 10 immediately downstream, so as to facilitate collection of the forage.
  • the front rake wheel 10 of each raking unit 3 has a respective portion interposed between the front rake wheel 10 and the rear drive wheel 11 of the respective adjacent upstream raking unit 3.
  • the rear drive wheel 11 of each raking unit 3 has a respective portion interposed between the front rake wheel 10 and the rear drive wheel 11 of the respective adjacent downstream raking unit 3.
  • the rake 1 is connected to the tractor 8 via a three-point hitch 7 and is carried at a height such that the rear drive wheels 11 of the raking units 3 are in contact with the ground.
  • the rear drive wheels 11 rotate due to the combined effect of moving forward in the travel direction D and of contact with the ground, causing the respective front rake wheels 10 to be driven in rotation.
  • the forage is collected by the front rake wheels 10 along the working front and moved along the flow direction F to the discharge side, where a windrow is formed.
  • the front rake wheels 10, having a smaller diameter with respect to the rear drive wheels 11, are raised above the ground and do not raise dirt when working.
  • the contact of the rear drive wheels 11 with the ground raises dirt and soil, which however cannot mix with the forage transferred by the front rake wheels 10 due to the forward movement of the rake 1 in the direction of travel.
  • the rear drive wheel 11 of the raking unit 3a is offset towards the inside of the working front with respect to the corresponding front rake wheel 10 and can discharge the dirt at a certain distance from the windrow without mixing it with the forage.
  • the rake 1 thus has the advantages of star-wheel rakes (in particular the simple structure and low costs) and, in addition, enables drastically reducing contamination of the forage with dust, soil and other dirt.
  • the fact of having separate wheels for driving force and for forage collection also allows greater freedom in the design of the rake.
  • the rear drive wheels could have different characteristics with respect to the front rake wheels and be specifically designed to improve rolling and reduce dust cloud formation.
  • the front rake wheels could instead be optimized for the collection and transfer of forage.
  • FIG. 3 shows a raking unit 103 of a star-wheel rake according to a different embodiment of the invention.
  • the raking unit 103 comprises a front rake wheel 110 and a rear drive wheel 111, which are coaxial and are coupled to each other so that the rotation of the rear drive wheel 111, due to the effect of contact with the ground during forward movement, causes rotation of the front rake wheel 110.
  • the front rake wheel 110 and the rear drive wheel 111 are connected to each other by a coaxial speed reducer 112 (only shown schematically) and can therefore rotate at different speeds.
  • FIG. 4 shows a raking unit 203 of a star-wheel rake according to a further embodiment of the invention.
  • the raking unit 203 comprises a front rake wheel 210 and a rear drive wheel 211 having respective parallel and separate rotation axes A1 and A2.
  • the rotation axis A1 of the front rake wheel 210 is higher off the ground with respect to the rotation axis A2 of the rear drive wheel 211.
  • the front rake wheel 210 and the rear drive wheel 211 are also coupled by cogwheels 212 and 213 fixed to respective hubs.
  • the connection may be implemented by drive belts.
  • the front rake wheel 210 is set in rotation by the rotation of the rear drive wheel 211, in turn caused by movement along the direction of travel and from contact with the ground.
  • the front rake wheel 210 can have the same diameter as the rear drive wheel 211 or one even slightly larger.
  • a star-wheel rake 300 comprises a frame 302 and a single raking unit 303 that includes a plurality of front rake wheels 310 coupled to a same rear drive wheel 311.
  • the front rake wheels 310 and the rear drive wheel 311 are mounted on the frame 302 with respective parallel rotation axes.
  • the front rake wheels 310 and the rear drive wheel 311 are arranged such that the front rake wheels 310 are raised when the rear drive wheel 311 is in contact with the ground.
  • the front rake wheels 310 are coupled to the rear drive wheel 311 such that the rotation of the rear drive wheel 311, due to the effect of contact with the ground during forward movement, causes rotation of all the front rake wheels 310 of the raking unit 303.
  • the rear drive wheel 311 is rigidly coupled to one of the front rake wheels 310 and the front rake wheels 310 are coupled to each other, for example by drive belts 312.
  • the front rake wheel 310 rigidly coupled to the rear drive wheel 311 is not the one positioned on the discharge side of the rake 300, to avoid contamination of the forage collected in the windrow.
  • the rear drive wheel can transmit drive to the front rake wheel on the discharge side by drive members that allow offsetting the rotation axes, so that the rear drive wheel can be distanced from the discharge side, as in the raking unit 3a in Figure 1 .
  • the connection between the rear drive wheel and the front rake wheel may be obtained, for example, by a double cardan joint, crown and pinion coupling or a belt coupling.
  • a star-wheel rake may comprise a plurality of raking units arranged side by side to form a working front and each having a plurality of front rake wheels (for example, two or three) coupled to a same rear drive wheel.
  • FIG. 6 shows a multiple rake 400 that comprises a plurality of star-wheel rakes 401, substantially of the type already described, which are connected to each other.
  • each rake 401 comprises a frame 402 and raking units 403 mounted on the frame 402.
  • the raking units 403 each comprise a front rake wheel 410 and a rear drive wheel 411.
  • the frames 402 are rigidly connected to each other and supported by wheels 406.
  • a common three-point hitch 407 (or, in alternative, a tow hitch, not shown) enables connection to a tractor 408.

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  1. Andaineuse rotative comprenant :
    un cadre (2 ; 302 ; 402) ;
    au moins une roue d'andainage avant (10 ; 110 ; 210 ; 310 ; 410) et une roue d'entraînement arrière (11 ; 111 ; 211 ; 311 ; 411), reliées au cadre (2 ; 302 ; 402) de telle sorte que la roue d'andainage (10 ; 110 ; 210 ; 310 ; 410) est soulevée du sol lorsque la roue d'entraînement arrière (11 ; 111 ; 211 ; 311 ; 411) est en contact avec le sol ;
    caractérisée en ce que la roue d'andainage avant (10 ; 110 ; 210 ; 310 ; 410) et la roue d'entraînement arrière (11 ; 111 ; 211 ; 311 ; 411) sont couplées l'une à l'autre de telle sorte que la rotation de la roue d'entraînement arrière (11 ; 111 ; 211 ; 311 ; 411) entraîne la rotation de la roue d'andainage avant (10 ; 110 ; 210 ; 310 ; 410).
  2. Andaineuse selon la revendication 1, comprenant une ou plusieurs unités d'andainage (3 ; 103 ; 203 ; 303 ; 403) fixées au cadre (2 ; 302 ; 402) et ayant chacune au moins une roue d'andainage avant (10 ; 110 ; 210 ; 310 ; 410) respective et une unité d'entraînement arrière (11 ; 111 ; 211 ; 311 ; 411) respective, couplées l'une à l'autre de telle sorte que la rotation de la roue d'entraînement arrière (11 ; 111 ; 211 ; 311 ; 411) entraîne la rotation de la roue d'andainage avant (10 ; 110 ; 210 ; 310 ; 410) et reliées au cadre (2 ; 302 ; 402) de telle sorte que la roue d'andainage avant (10 ; 110 ; 210 ; 310 ; 410) est soulevée du sol lorsque la roue d'entraînement arrière (11 ; 111 ; 211 ; 311 ; 411) est en contact avec le sol.
  3. Andaineuse selon la revendication 2, dans laquelle la roue d'entraînement arrière (11) et la roue d'andainage avant (10) de l'au moins une unité d'andainage (3) sont coaxiales et la roue d'andainage avant (10) a un diamètre plus petit qu'un diamètre de la roue d'entraînement arrière (11).
  4. Andaineuse selon la revendication 2 ou 3, dans laquelle la roue d'entraînement arrière (11) et la roue d'andainage avant (10) d'au moins une unité d'andainage (3) sont fixées angulairement l'une par rapport à l'autre.
  5. Andaineuse selon l'une quelconque des revendications 2 à 4, dans laquelle la roue d'andainage avant (10) et la roue d'entraînement arrière (11) de chaque unité d'andainage (3) sont montées au repos sur le cadre (2).
  6. Andaineuse selon l'une quelconque des revendications 2 à 5, dans laquelle les roues d'entraînement arrière (11) et les roues d'andainage avant (10) des unités d'andainage (3) ont des axes de rotation parallèles les uns aux autres et transversaux à une direction de déplacement (D) dans la configuration de travail.
  7. Andaineuse selon l'une quelconque des revendications 2 à 6, dans laquelle les roues d'andainage avant (10) des unités d'andainage (3) définissent un front de travail, entre un côté décharge et un côté amont opposé au côté décharge, et une direction de flux (F) le long du front de travail du côté amont vers le côté décharge.
  8. Andaineuse selon la revendication 7, dans laquelle les roues d'andainage avant (10) des unités d'andainage (3) se chevauchent partiellement et sont agencées à l'avant des roues d'andainage avant (10) d'unités d'andainage adjacentes (3) respectives placées immédiatement en aval le long de la direction de flux (F).
  9. Andaineuse selon la revendication 8, dans laquelle la roue d'andainage avant (10) de chaque unité d'andainage (3) a une partie respective intercalée entre la roue d'andainage avant (10) et la roue d'entraînement arrière (11) de l'unité d'andainage (3) adjacente en amont respective.
  10. Andaineuse selon l'une quelconque des revendications 7 à 9, dans laquelle la roue d'andainage avant (10) et la roue d'entraînement arrière (11) de l'unité d'andainage (3a) sur le côté décharge ont des axes de rotation parallèles et séparés respectifs.
  11. Andaineuse selon la revendication 10, dans laquelle la roue d'andainage avant (10) et la roue d'entraînement arrière (11) de l'unité d'andainage (3) sur le côté décharge sont couplées l'une à l'autre par un double joint de cardan (12).
  12. Andaineuse selon la revendication 8 ou 9, dans laquelle dans l'unité d'andainage (3a) sur le côté décharge, la roue d'entraînement arrière (11) a son propre axe de rotation décalé vers le côté amont le long de la direction de flux (F) par rapport à l'axe de rotation de la roue d'andainage avant (10).
  13. Andaineuse selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, comprenant une pluralité de roues d'andainage avant (310) couplées à la roue d'entraînement arrière (311) de telle sorte que la rotation de la roue d'entraînement arrière (311) entraîne la rotation de l'ensemble des roues d'andainage avant (310) couplées à celle-ci.
  14. Andaineuse selon la revendication 13, incluant des éléments de transmission (312) entre les roues d'andainage avant (310) couplés à la roue d'entraînement arrière (311).
  15. Andaineuse multiple (400) comprenant une pluralité d'andaineuses rotatives (401) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes reliées les uns aux autres.
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SI201630067T SI3100606T1 (sl) 2015-06-05 2016-06-06 Vrtavkasti zgrabljalnik
MA41405A MA41405B1 (fr) 2015-06-05 2016-06-06 Andaineuse rotative
RS20180930A RS57518B1 (sr) 2015-06-05 2016-06-06 Zvezdasti sakupljač travne mase
PL16173202T PL3100606T3 (pl) 2015-06-05 2016-06-06 Zgrabiarka gwiazdowa
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